Joy Wiener Elder

Services will be held at 10:30am, Thursday, May 16th in Itts Memorial Chapel El Emeth Granada Cemetery for Joy Wiener Elder, 87, formerly of Youngstown who passed away Saturday, May 11th at her home in Deerfield, IL.

Joy was a beloved wife of the late Leonard Spiegel and the late James Elder.

She was a loving mother of Beth (the late Paul) Okun, Charles (Leslie) Elder and Bruce (Rona) Elder; step-children Jonathan Spiegel, Rebecca (David) Grossman and Robert (Mira) Spiegel.

Proud grandmother of Sandy (Tim) Lacy, Jeffrey Okun (Jessica Wilson), Jacob Elder (Emily Seynaeve), Isaiah Elder, Joshua Elder, Noah Elder and Eli Elder; step-grandmother of Alexis Spiegel, Alyssa Spiegel, Rhiana Ruddy, Caralyn Grossman, Zoe Spiegel and Aaron Spiegel.

Cherished great grandmother of Fletcher Lacy and Melarene Lacy.

Friends may call from 10:00 -10:30am in cemetery chapel prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Association of Jewish Libraries, P.O. Box 1118, Teaneck, NJ 07666, www.jewishlibraries.org , the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, P.O. BOX 1852, Highland Park, IL 60035, www.ushmm.org or the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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